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Constitutionality of Death Penalty by Firing Squad, Electric Chair To Be Weighed by South Carolina High Court Next Week

Court arguments come amid renewed debate over capital punishment following Alabama’s first-ever execution by nitrogen gas.

The Palmetto State's electric chair at Columbia.
The Palmetto State's electric chair at Columbia. Kinard Lisbon/South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, file

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